"Please paragraph/break up your dialogue" questions answered

[KillerMuffin]

I've gotten my eighth email/PM from a mystified person wondering if I had any idea what the big L meant by the above.

Well, it's simple. Editorial standards are a smidge tighter now. You have to have proper paragraph formatting (when she catches it!) to get your work posted.

Here's an example of bad dialogue formatting (what got you rejected with that please paragraph thing):

"Hello," said Brad. "Hi yourself." Janet smiled at him. "How are things going?" "Okay." "It's been a while." "It sure has. " Brad remembered last time they met. "Let's get naked!"

Here's what it should look like:

"Hello," said Bob.

"Hi yourself." Janet smiled at him. "How are things going?"

"Okay."

"It's been a while."

"It sure has." Brad remembered last time they met. "Let's get naked!"



This is proper paragraph formatting for dialogue. It's just plain easier to read. Good luck to ya!

 

[Guest]

Praise the Lord.

 

[pop_54]

Yo

Amen

 

[Svenskaflicka]

You mean there are people out there who don't do this???